LA ACADEMIA

As a medium-sized elementary school in CHASKA, Minnesota, LA ACADEMIA caters to 443 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 29% bigger than typical.

EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 9,274 students; LA ACADEMIA is among them.

Demographically, LA ACADEMIA reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Carver County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 26% of students at LA ACADEMIA qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Carver County runs at roughly 18%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LA ACADEMIA tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.4%.

Around the school, census data for Carver County shows median household earnings sit near $125,946, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. LA ACADEMIA is one of 57 public schools in Carver County (combined enrollment of about 18,076 students).

The closest other public school is Kinder Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LA ACADEMIA comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LA ACADEMIA has increased 26%, going from 351 students in 2018 to 443 in 2025.

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